Photo: fizkes/Getty Images/iStockphoto A few years ago, I met a woman at a wedding who told me that she pictured marriage like two astronauts floating around in space, tethered together. “You’re both so busy and preoccupied that it’s easy to drift apart without noticing,” she said. She was slightly older than me, a successful lawyer…
Relationships
It’s a simple fact that you can never be productive if you take on too many commitments—you simply spread yourself too thin and will not be able to get anything done, at least not well or on time. That’s why the art of saying no can be a game changer for productivity.Requests for your time…
Not every relationship is meant to last. While some loves last until the end of life, others are more like a bridge connecting you to different people and experiences.Just as there are different types of couples, there are different types of relationships.Your relationship type depends on many things — the people in it, your experiences…
By: Robert Porter Updated November 05, 2020 Medically Reviewed By: Kimberly L Brownridge , LPC, NCC, BCPC Counsel The Mind, LLC Why Do Couples Have Disagreements, and How Are They Solved? Every couple experiences highs and lows throughout their relationship, from small-scale scenarios to larger issues. According to marriage and family counselors, couples often have…
“I knew relatively early on that my relationship with my then-boyfriend wasn’t healthy,” says Kelsey Turek, 31, of Spring Lake, Michigan. “From the beginning, my boyfriend was very jealous, to the point where he was angry when I went out with girlfriends or even talked to other men.” This became a real problem as Turek…
Relationships are a big part of life. Whether it’s family or friends, acquaintances or lovers, folks online or IRL, or anything and everything in between, it can be challenging to find the right words to discuss different relationship roles and dynamics.This list is meant to help you find the language to more accurately and easily…